Cute Sandwich Wrappers

So yesterday, I talked about lunches and eco-friendly sandwich wrappers. I wanted to share a few favorite shops on Etsy that make these good for the planet items.

This first one is made of linen, nice! And is the baggie style. This one is pretty enough for adults. Made by countrylifenaturals on Etsy. Check out her shop for lunch gift sets. They would be awesome for teacher gifts!



These are adorable for the kids' lunches. Made by Little Green Pea. Check out all the pretty fabrics she offers! Cute for stocking stuffers. Have your kids count how many plastic bags they've saved by using these sandwich bags!



Evelyn Fields makes really sweet baggies as well. Here is a set complete with two different sized baggies (one for your sandwich & one for your snack) and an unpaper napkin. She also has a DIY pattern in her shop for those of you feeling a little crafty.



A fun sock monkey sandwich wrapper. This style opens up to lie completely flat and makes a nice surface for your child to eat his/her sandwich from. Lots of fun styles and fabrics in Cotton Top Quilts' shop. Makes eating lunch fun.

Good Things for School Lunches

One of my goals for the school year was to get my kids off sugary peanut butters and jellies. Done right, the classic PB&J sandwich can be a totally healthy lunch packed with good fiber, grains and much needed protein. Doing it right means choosing a natural peanut butter that contains only peanuts (ok...a little salt too) and picking a jelly or jam with no added sugars or artificial sweetners. Such fruit spreads are really sweet enough as is. Put those two ingredients together between slices of whole grain bread made with all natural ingredients and your kids have a healthy little sandwich. My kids actually like the natural peanut butter better and proud that they are choosing a healthier lunch. We stress variety in our weekly meals, so PB& Js are only allowed once or twice a week. I save them for the days I run out of deli meat!



We also use lunch wrappers that can be cleaned and reused each day, rather than wasting plastic baggies that end up in the garbage dumps.

You have to admit these little wraps are so much cuter than ziplocs! Yay for Good Things!

Autumn on the Hudson

Sunday was a gorgeous day. Our daughter had a soccer game. It felt so good to be out in the sunshine on such a crisp autumn day, especially when your not sure how many more days like that you are going to be granted before even the birds are heading for the south. We decided to go to lunch and then head down to West Point to see the girl's soccer game so we could be outside enjoying the sunshine and Emma would get to see how the college girls play the game. The fields are literally right on the Hudson river. And some of the mom's (of the players) were hilarious. Army ended up losing to Colgate. But it was a good game and an enjoyable afternoon.

Here is a view of the Hudson just steps from the soccer field. So pretty, except for the chain link fence.

A Gorgeous Etsy Treasury ...

... curated by LaTouchables went to the Front Page of Etsy last night. So exciting to be on Etsy's home page and getting all that exposure. Thanks for the thrill Dawn! Please go check out LaTouchables' fabulous Etsy shop.

Her treasury is still active as of this post, but won't be for long. Here's the link if you want to get a better peek: The Folding Field

A treasury goes FrontPage on Etsy

Not sure where you are from, but last week's weather here in the North East was crazy for few days. We had snow to the point that the kids went out with their sleds and it was really unseasonably cold. On Sunday my daughter had an afternoon soccer game in the freezing cold rain ... and we got back home I was looking to cuddle up near the fire with my wool blanket and my laptop. It had been a stressful week for so many reasons and I just needed some unwinding & relaxing. What better way to spend some time, than window shop on Etsy and make some pretty treasuries. It had been awhile since I had time to make treasuries, but this list made in the Etsy Treasury West went front page this afternoon. Congrats to all the artists, the items were all gorgeous.

Hello!

Just wanted to say there are few fall items left on the Artiste website and they are almost all on sale. If you are looking for some fall inspired hair pretties, check it out.

Here's the latest Daisy Duo in Sunflowers:



Also, Maryann, blog author of TicTacDough and owner of an Etsy shop by the same name is featuring my Etsy shop this week. There's a giveaway and a secret coupon code too! Check it out!

Hey there! Happy Fall!
The wind is whipping through my open windows this afternoon, and while it feels great, it makes me very aware that the new season is upon us. I can already see the leaves starting to change colors on many of the trees ... there's that hint of golden yellowing.

I've been super busy handling wholesale orders, but I did manage to create some Halloween inspired items and many of them are on sale tonight at 9pm Est at Hyena Cart. Stop by and take a peek. There are also items in my Etsy shop. Most of these items are super limited in quantity and a few of them are literally one of a kind.